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that were designed to strengthen the Act. As that intention has not been realized, 

 the 1940 amendments are repealed. Also the original basic section of the Act is 

 re-enacted to provide a detinite result wherever the section operates, whereas the 

 original section created a presumption. The section as re-enacted also governs a 

 new case, namely, where a navigable body of water or stream flows through a parcel 

 of land. 



The Forest Fires Prevention Act — The amendments to this Act are for the 

 general purpose of improving administration. For instance, the effect of two of the 

 amendments is that in the application for a work permit and in the permit itself 

 the land on which the operation is to take place must be described with greater 

 certainty than has been the case in the past. 



The Game and Fisheries Act — Several amendments were made to this Act. 

 Among these is the provision by which "deer"' is defined to include "wapiti." and 

 specific references to wapiti in the Act are deleted. As a result wapiti are to be 

 treated in all respects the same as deer. The prohibitions against the taking of any 

 female deer of any age or any male deer under the age of one year are repealed. 

 The prohibition against the use of snares during the open season for deer and 

 moose in any part of Ontario is relaxed by adding to the parts of Ontario excepted 

 therefrom the District of Cochrane and such other parts as may be prescribed by 

 regulations. The provision in the Act requiring an Information to be laid and the 

 case heard before the same magistrate is repealed to bring enforcement procedure 

 in line with modern court practices. 



The Private Forest Reserves Act — \n amendment to this Act enables the 

 Minister to transfer the title in timber to the owner of the land which has been 

 declared a private forest reserve under the Act. and in respect of which the timber 

 had been reserved to the Crown in the grant of the land. Such timber still cannot 

 be cut without the consent of the Minister. 



The Public Lands Act — The effect of amendments to this Act is to cancel 

 clauses in grants of Crown lands for agricultural purposes that reserve any class or 

 kind of tree, and to vest the property in such trees in the patentee; to cancel timber 

 licences in respect of Crown land disposed of to settlers for agricultural purposes, 

 and to render void building conditions appearing in certain letter? patent. 



The Railway Fire Charge Act — This Act was amended for the purpose of 

 bringing into line with The Crown Timber Act the provisions with respect to charges 

 impo.sed for fire protection and the interest rate on arrears. The charge for fire 

 protection is now the same with respect to railway lands and Crown lands under 

 timber licence. 



The U'olj and Bear Bounty Act — Amendments to this Act are designed to assist 

 in a proper administration of the Act and to enable a proi:)er degree of control to 

 be ap|)liecl where wolves and bears are released from captivity. 



There are 27 Statutes of the Legislature of Ontario under which the Depart- 

 ment is administered. In addition, the administration of fish and wildlife resources 

 is governed in part by Government of Canada legislation and regulations, these being 



